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Augustus frowned, his fingers unconsciously tapping on the desk— It really feels tricky, he knows that the matter of excavating the Nile River is definitely not something that can be solved by manpower, in fact, in the past two days of studying the Nile River and Green Town itself, Augustus is determining the excavation route, but now the route is basically determined, he can't find a professional person to design this matter, to introduce the only water source in the wasteland that can be regarded as a river into Alfred's territory is certainly not a simple matter, which involves how to scientifically allocate the area of the Nile River Basin, in Augustus's opinion, it needs professional people to solve, but he can't find itEven the all-powerful old butler he had in his impression could only bring him a disappointing result after paying attention to it for two days, which would undoubtedly make Augustus frustrated, and the problem of the water source basin was also an absolute factor in his construction of the granary of Green.

Turning his gaze to a map of the Nile River basin that flows down the Alps through the Donald's Territory, through the taiga, and to the north, he asked, "Has the construction of Greene begun?"

"Construction has begun, and Baron Marshall should be on his way to it. ”

Augustus nodded slightly, informing Marshall that it was his intention to come, his original plan was to start construction of Donald's territory and Greentown at the same time to shorten the construction period to the greatest extent, but now he can't find a professional person to plan this matter, so he has to consider how to determine the details of the route, the direction of the watershed and other trivial matters in the process of construction, and this undoubtedly needs a person who knows a lot about Greentown to refer to.

He pushed aside the various draft drawings he had drawn in the past two days, and decided to put the matter aside until Baron Marshall arrived.

Then he looked up at old Vernon, changed the subject, and said, "It seems that I haven't received information from Baron Obilla for a few days, you just came back from there, have you found anything?"

Old Vernon thought about it, his face was wrinkled, and before he could speak, the wooden door of the study was suddenly slammed open.

Yes, it's knocking away.

Augustus frowned suddenly, turned to look at the door, and a middle-aged man with a full beard appeared in his sight.

It was Alfred's knight vice-captain Philip, after Philip and the others returned from the taiga, Augustus did not let them participate in the front-line war again, but put him in Dege City to assist Baron Rudolph in Alfred's forbidden area to find gold mines, and there has been no news back, Augustus did not ask them because he was busy, and he did not see the knight vice-captain for a long time.

It is not difficult to imagine what it means for Philip to appear suddenly at this time, and to be in such ecstasy that he even ignores his humility.

Augustus suddenly got up.

Philip, who was sweating profusely, was holding a black stone as if he were holding a treasure, and he appeared in front of Augustus, suppressing an obviously irrepressible ecstasy, and he said in a trembling voice: "My lord, there is really gold!"

Augustus was still calm, but it was only because his mind was strong enough to control his emotions, in fact, the hand he was hiding behind him was already trembling faintly, he raised his eyebrows, and did not speak.

Philip understood what he meant, wiped his sweat with one hand, and threw the stone directly on the floor of the study.

Scattered stones reveal a dazzling golden yellow.

Ecstasy also flooded Augustus in an instant, and he didn't care about Obilla or Marshall, who was about to arrive, and walked directly to the door, and Augustus ordered: "Go to the city of Dehe." ”

Walking out of the room and coming to the castle downstairs, I happened to meet Her Royal Highness Sophia who came from the grass, obviously able to detect the joy that Augustus could not hide, although Sophia didn't know the reason, but she would not be stingy with her smile, just about to ask Augustus what happened, but Augustus, who did not stop, had already taken her hand, and said very boringly and mysteriously: "Take you to see a good thing." ”

Let you share my joy.

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From Alfred Castle to De Herd, which borders Christopher's territory, it normally takes at least 6 hours, but in fact, in less than 4 hours, Augustus has already appeared in the Alfred Forbidden Area planned by his father in De Herd, almost as soon as the carriage stopped in the vast wilderness where there are not many weeds and gravel, Augustus jumped out of the carriage as soon as possible, and even if His Royal Highness Sophia in the carriage came out in time enough, the ecstatic Earl Alfred would probably have forgotten the minimum gentlemanly demeanor, and then when he helped Sophia out of the carriage, he walked towards the stone wall not far away。

During this period, due to the small leather boots worn by Sophia, she had to walk with her skirt, so Augustus urged her at least 3 times.

Walking through the stone wall built by Augustus's father, what appeared in front of Augustus was a lively scene full of excitement and joy, in the huge sinkhole, although the excavated gold ore had nothing to do with them, but the primitive yearning for gold still dominated the sweat of the civilians in the sinkhole, and the whole scene was particularly exciting.

The old Baron Rudolph of Dege City appeared beside Augustus for the first time, and he could not hide his ecstasy either, and opened his mouth to speak, but suddenly Augustus waved his hand to stop him.

Although stunned and confused, Rudolph naturally did not dare to speak again, but this did not affect the wrinkles on the old face, and he muttered that he was behind Augustus, and kept repeating that the Lord blessed Alfred.

Augustus is facing the sinkhole where endless wealth is buried, whether it is the blessing of the Lord or not obviously has nothing to do with him, the only thing he considers at this time is that Alfred already has the basic conditions for rising, although 7% of the wealth here belongs to the Bishop of Mass, but for Alfred, who currently has almost nothing, the remaining 3% is enough for Augustus to do a lot of things.

He took a deep breath to calm his emotions, and his expression finally calmed down.

Then he quietly clenched his fists, released them, clenched them again, and repeated them a few times, in the face of this hot scene, Augustus had already regained his calmness, and no longer showed any joy in his heart.

He first glanced at Sophia, who was facing this kind of scene for the first time, and her little face was full of surprise and joy, and then asked, "How is the content?"

The old baron Rudolph, who was standing behind him, naturally knew that he was asking him, and hurriedly smiled: "The preliminary estimate should be two or three percent." ”

Augustus quickly calculated in his mind, that is, if a ton of gold ore was mined, there would be at least 20 kilograms of gold, and that would fall into his hands would be about 3 kilograms, and as for what the Bishop of Mass had obtained, Augustus quickly extinguished the thoughts that ought not to arise in his heart, and in any case, reason told him that he must not have any thoughts at this time.

"Yield?"

"Based on the current labor force, 10 tons a day is not a problem. ”

Augustus nodded, and suddenly asked Sophia beside him, "How do you convert the refined gold to mint Bourbon gold coins?"

"Naturally, you can mint a gold coin of the same weight with more gold. Sophia smiled, facing Augustus's obviously puzzled expression, he knew that Augustus was thinking about minting gold coins, this kind of thing was the monopoly of the Bourbon royal family after all, how could it not be reduced at all - therefore, she did not let Augustus ask again, and took the initiative to smile: "Don't underestimate the influence of the Mass on the Bourbon royal family." ”

Augustus spoke no more.

It's a pity that neither Sophia nor Baron Rudolph noticed, and Augustus, who looked at the sinkhole, his eyes became more and more blank.

......

Later, Sophia inadvertently noticed Augustus's eyes suddenly narrowed, so Sophia, who knew Augustus well enough, subconsciously pouted, she knew that someone was going to be unlucky, and this obscure little devil must have made some dark decision.

Sure enough, Augustus, who spoke again, put his eyes on the sinkhole in front of him, but suddenly asked: "By the way, Rudolph, according to the distribution of food, shouldn't these civilians have run out of food two days ago? Why haven't you received your report that Alfred provided you with food?"

Baron Rudolph smiled and said proudly: "My lord, the food you have allocated before is sufficient, how can these despicable untouchables be entitled to feed their stomachs at every meal? ”

"Oh, that means you don't dare to give me an opinion now, but instead ignore my orders and decide directly, right?"

The voice was not cold, but it was like being poured cold water on his head in the hot summer, Rudolph's face turned pale instantly, where there was still the so-called joy, where there was still the so-called pride.

He is not stupid, he can be in charge of all matters in Dehe City when Augustus's father first set up this area of Dehe City as a forbidden area, which in itself means his ability, so at this time, of course he knows that with the gold mine excavation, Augustus will no longer be able to keep him in Dehe City, the reason he doesn't know, and he knows that he doesn't need to know, all he can do is to pray to this young earl with a serious disparity in skill and age.

Interpretation?

How do you explain it? Did you tell Augustus that this was originally for Alfred's consideration of saving resources? Or do you blame Augustus for not saying it before, but when he identified the gold mine? Is it useful not to explain it, the point is that Augustus's intentions are already obvious, and smart people know that the end of trying to resist will definitely not be too good, and is it not enough for Bastov in Saiya City to end up before?

So Rudolph, who was clever enough, soon lowered his posture with trepidation and begged Augustus for forgiveness.

Augustus likes a smart person like Rudolph, but considering that Dehe City, which discovered the gold mine, must not be handed over to a sleek and cunning old nobleman, he is still expressionless, and said indifferently: "Leave the wasteland and go to the Imperial Ferry City to take over the work of Baron Obila, as for what to do with Baron Obila, I think you should be clear." ”

Rudolph, who was full of panic, was momentarily stunned.

As Alfred's direct core, of course he knows Baron Obilla in Ferry City, and they are extremely jealous of Obira themselves, you know, it is an empire, a heavenly place, plus there is more autonomy in Ferry City itself, and Alfred also provides a sufficient amount of necessary funds every month, how wonderful it should be.

Is this a punishment?

Rudolph, who looked at Augustus again, bowed deeply.

It was a leap of gratitude from hell to heaven, but more of a reverence for the young earl's strong hand.